Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-02
NOTES ON GREAT FALLS.

The Cataract City has made great pro-
gress in the past year, in the way of build
ing and other improvements, and the good
work goes steadily on. There are now
ten or twelve stone and brick business
buildings in course of erection on Central
avenue, many of them to be two stories,
and all of substantial and attractive Or
der. The structure in course OF erection
by ]. Fl. Mcknight & Co., which is prog
ressing slowly on account of the scarcity
of certain kinds of building material, will
be the finest business-house in the town.
1t is to be built of brick, 30x100 feet in
dimensions, two stories high, and a base
ment under the entire structure. The
brick are secured from Sand Coulee and
are beautiful. red, giving the building an
attractive appearance. The front will be
of iron and plate glass with metallic cor
nice. Mr.. Mcknight is present much of
the time, seeing how the work progresses,
and is evidently as proud of the handsome
structure as there is any occasion to be.
He has built good substantial warehouse
on an adjoining lot, where he will store
his goods as fast as they are received until
such time as the building is completed.
We are informed that every building in
course of erection will either be occupied
by the owners or has been leased in ad-
vance. Just now there is no business to
warrant so many big enterprises, but the
people and interested parties are banking
heavily on the immediate future of Great
Falls.
The Park hotel has been nearly quad
rupled in size, and the extensive new por-
ton will soon be completed. 1t is about
double the size of the Grand Union of this
city, as it contains nearly one hundred
| rooms to the latter's fifty. 1t is the most
imposing structure in Great Falls, and as
| hotel buildings regards size, design,
| neatness, etc.-it has not an equal in the
territory. Architecturallv it is a handsome
structure, and in its arrangements and ap
pointments is rarely excelled. The entire
| building will be heated by steam and the
electric alarm system will at once be put
| in. The rooms are all of good size and
| with very few exceptions are we'll lighted.
This building is the property of Messrs.
| Paris Gibson and Fl. 0. Chowen, and is
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c. Ehrhart, who is doing rushing busi-
ness and has won for the Park an enviable
reputation among the hosts who have been
his guests since the house was opened, less
than a year ago.
| Mr.. Gibson believes in beautifying his
town. He has had planted. last year and
this, over 1000 trees around and through
! the park and along some of the principal
residence avenues. Every one of those
planted last year, dry season as it was, is
alive and fiourishing, while those put in
the ground this spring are getting a fine
start. He has man constantly employed
throughout the growing season to look af-
| ter these trees and see to it that they lack
no attention. That this is labor and money
we'll expended will be abundantly mani
| fest in two or three years from this time.
| The number of Fort Benton people, or
| those that have formerly lived here, one
meets at Great Falls is quite noticeab
They are among the leading business men,
capitalists, contractors, and almost every
vocation. Many of them, we are pleased
to report, are prospering and appear to be
duly happy.
W. O. Dexter has moved his upper ferry
boat-the one above the mouth of Sun
River-up the latter stream to the railroad
crossing. Some of the travel now goes
that way on account of the trouble at the
Sun River bridge. = Fort Benton Riuer
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